IRC Mage20 Technocrat game

[Nolrai2]

https://forum.questionablequesting.com/threads/irc-mage20-technocrat-game.2255/#post-468285“Good Morning, [Rank 1 Title] [First Name]! The shuttle to your new home will be arriving in 30 minutes. Please dress semi-formally and make your way to Terminal 3C." The deliberately artificial sounding voice blares into your ears, the advanced sound canceling speakers making sure that only you can hear it.

Or at least you hope so. That they still haven't fixed the bug leaving in the "form-letter" variables is worrying. Maybe whatever happened on Tuesday was worse than you were told. Which would be easy as you were told nothing. Infosec is important after all.

You roll out of the bunk bed, hopefully for the last time, your personal effects are already packed, and the good byes to your fellow trainee's mostly happened last night. You still didn't let the prodgedy girl get any beer, She might be smarter then most of the class, but at least it's legal for you to buy beer.

Half the bunks around you are already empty. Their former occupants having already left, sent on shuttles much like the one soon to be waiting for you in 3C.

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Do you want to hunt werewolves! Push the boundaries of science! Root out the monsters and mayhem makers that prowle society, feeding on the innocent and guilty alike! Do you care about the world around you? The fate of humanity! The Face of the Future!

Do you want to see mystic Chantries repurposed into sanctioned Constructs! Alien warships burned into rubble! Traitors to humanity made to pay for their crimes! Liars and Frauds exposed for what they are!

Actually..

We already know that you do! That's why you are here! We have decided that you, yes you, deserve to know more, deserve to be trusted with secrets that would scare even the Enlightened Citizens around you.

We have chosen you to be part of something greater: The Technocracy.

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I will be running a game about new members of the Technocracy and the challenges and dilemmas they face as part of their first few missions. Sort of like working for the Corps in Shadow run, your duties will involve both investigation and action.

I will running a Mage 20 Technocrat game at 6:00 PDT Saturdays on synIRC channel #Technocrat2015. If you are interested reply to this thread, contact me by PM, or talk to nolrai666 or emotionalAsterisk on synIRC. (Those are both me.)

Character Ideas are welcome, but I would like to finalize the campaign premises and character concepts together.
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Char Sheets:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1t00Z3NcUwm363ozltRuVtosejAU62JXuUwOhxCdJfJs/edit
https://forum.questionablequesting.com/threads/irc-mage20-technocrat-game.2255/#post-468285

 

[UrsaTempest]

I'll have to check my schedule, but sure

 

[Nolrai2]

I wrote the time down wrong!

It is actually happening at 5 PST = 4pm PDT.

 

[fitzgerald]

Nolrai2 how does PST/PDT compare to Greenwich Mean Time

 

[UrsaTempest]

I wrote the time down wrong!

It is actually happening at 5 PST = 4pm PDT.

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Hmm, nine AM on my time.

I think it's doable, though I may occasionally misses. We'll see.

 

[Nolrai2]

Pacific Standard Time (PST) = GMT-8
Pacific Daylight Time (PDT) = GMT-7

 

[kinglugia]

Interested in this. Will be available for 3 hours on specified game time. No idea on which game tabletop system this uses. Maybe d20? Please PM me for more details.

 

[Nolrai2]

White Wolf's abomination of a system.

 

[UrsaTempest]

Hey, can I have Resources above 5? Maybe six, seven, or eight. Haven't decided yet.

 

[Kiriel]

Huh... mental computation... That means I'm ahead by 16 hours. It seems I won't be able to join due to conflicting schedules. Perhaps another time then.

 

[Nolrai2]

Huh... mental computation... That means I'm ahead by 16 hours. It seems I won't be able to join due to conflicting schedules. Perhaps another time then.

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Ah, too bad.

 

[UrsaTempest]

Name: Valencia Durante
Concept: Spoilt Ace Heiress
Affiliation: Technocracy
Convention: Syndicate
Eidolon: Pattern
Nature: Benefactor
Demeanor: Survivor
- Regain WP when helping someone that desperately need help

Attributes:
Physical 3/3
- Strength 1
- Dexterity 3
- Stamina 2

Social 7/7
- Charisma 4 - Imposing
- Manipulation 2
- Appearance 4 - Captivating

Mental 5/5
- Perception 2
- Intelligence 3
- Wits 3

Abilities:
Talents 13/13
Athletic 3
Empathy 3
Expression 2
Subterfuge 2
Leadership 3

Skills 5/5
Etiquette - High Society 3+1
Research 2

Knowledges 9/9
Academics - Economic 3
Computers 3
Laws 2
Politics 1

Backgrounds 7/7:
Genius 2+1
Node (Venture) 0+3
Requisition 4+2 (Pooled with Winged One, mishie, total 9, effective 14)
Resources 1+7
Laboratory 1+4


Focus:
- Paradigm: Might is Right
- Practices: Art of Desire
- Instruments: Money, Smartphone, Outfit, Newsfeed, Speech, Gestures, Human Resources

Spheres 6/6 (Affinity must have 1):
Mind - Affinity: 3
Data: 3
Primal Utility: 0+1

Enlightenment 4
Willpower 5
Primal Energy 8/0 Market Correction

Flaws 5/7:
Echoes (Spoiled Lesbian Heiress): 4
- You talk like a rich girl, you might be clumsy, and unusually likely to get kidnapped or stumble into where you shouldn't be, especially around naive or important girls.
Addiction (Social Media): 1

Derived Stat:
Initiative Rating (Dexterity + Wits): 6
Attack Pool (Thrown, Dexterity + Athletic): 6
Defense Pool (Dodging, Dexterity + Athletic): 6

Freebie Points 39/42
Enlightenment +3 - 12
Resources +5 - 7
Laboratory +5 - 10
Etiquette +1 - 2
Genius +1 - 1
Echoes (Spoiled Lesbian Heiress) +4 - (-4)
Addiction (Social Media) +1 - (-1)
Requisition +2 - 2
Primal Utility +1 - 7
Node (Venture) +3 - 3

FP logs:
Session 2: 2 FP
Session 3: 4 FP
Session 4: 4 FP
Session 5: 4 FP
Session 7: 3 FP
Session 8: 4 FP
Session 9: 4 FP
Session 10: 3 FP

 

[Garahs]

I can join this, but this week and next may be rough. I might be late arriving this week, and next week I'll be gone for the weekend. After that, I should be around on time.

Anything special about character creation?

 

[Nolrai2]

Nope.

The time however is changing to /Sunday/ at 5pm PST = 4pm PDT.

 

[Jemnite]

The Sins of the Father Fall Solely Upon the Daughter

Name: Jackie Bryce
Concept: Freshly Decanted Operative
Affiliation: Technocracy - New World Order
Eidolon: Questing
Nature: Survivor
Demeanor: Machine

Spoiler: Attributes

Physical 5/5
Strength 2
Dexterity 4
Stamina 3

Social 3/3
Charisma 2
Manipulation 3
Appearance (Captivating) 3 (4)

Mental 7/7
Perception (Sharp Senses) 4 (5)
Intelligence 2
Wits (Combat Reflexes) 4 (5)

Spoiler: Abilities

Talents:
Alertness 3
Athletics 3
Brawl (Military CQC) 4
Intimidation 3

Skills:
Melee 3
Stealth 3
Firearms 3
Technology 1
Subterfuge 2

Knowledges:
Computer 1
Investigation 3
Medicine 1

Spoiler: Backgrounds, Merits, and Flaws

Backgrounds:
Allies ('Siblings') 4
Genius 2
Enhancements (Genemodded) 3 (6)
Legend (Superspy) 1
Patron 1
Past Life 2

Flaws:
Construct 2
Echoes (Spy Thriller) 5
Genetic Flaws: Constant Hunger, Unusual eyes, Unnerving intensity

Spoiler: Derived Stats

Initiative (Dex + Wits): 8
Defense Pool (Dex + Athletic): 7

Focus:
- Paradigm: Everything is Chaos
- Practices: Domination
- Instruments: Languages, Eye Contact, Weapons, Bodywork, Brain, Mass Media

Spheres 6/6:
-Entropy (Affinity) 2
-Matter 1
-Mind 2
-Forces 2

Enlightenment 2
Willpower 5
Paradox 0

Current Freebie Points: 0/28
==>Purchase: Dex 4 for 5 points
==>Purchase: Charisma 2 for 5 points
==>Purchase: Manipulation 3 for 5 points
==>Purchase: Forces 2 for 7 points
==>Purchase: Subterfuge 2 for 6 points
==>Planned Purchase: Enlightenment 3 for 4 points

Backstory

 

[Cassiemouse]

Enlightenment 1

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You need to raise your Enlightenment with Freebie points in order to raise your Spheres. Sphere dots cannot be raised higher than your Enlightenment.

 

[Cassiemouse]

Spoiler: Mieraine Dulosi

Name:Mieraine Dulosi
Nature:Crusader
Demeanor:Rogue
Eidolon:Questing
Affiliation:Technocracy
Conventionoid Engineers
Concept:Lawbringer
Experience:0

Attributes

Physical 7/7
Strength:2
Dexterity:5 - Hand-Eye Coordination
Stamina:3

Social 3/3
Charisma:3
Manipulation:1
Appearance:2

Mental 5/5
Perception:3
Intelligence:2
Wits:3

Abilities

Talents 9/9
Alertness:2
Art:
Athletics:2
Awareness:
Brawl:
Empathy:
Expression:
Intimidation:2
Leadership:3
Streetwise:
Subterfuge:

Skills 13/13
Crafts:
Drive:2
Etiquette:
Firearms:3
Martial Arts:2
Meditation:
Melee:
Research:
Stealth:2
Survival:2
Technology:2

Knowledges 5/5
Academics:
Computer:2
Cosmology:
Enigmas:
Esoterica:
Investigation:
Law:
Medicine:
Occult:
Politics:
Science:3 - Paraphysics

Backgrounds 14/7
Genius:5
Hypercram:3
Cloaking:3
Requisitions:3

Focus
Paradigm:A World of Gods and Monsters
Practices:Hypertech
Instruments:Weapons, Armor, and Devices

Spheres
Correspondence:1
Entropy:
Forces:2
Life:
Matter:
Mind:
Prime:
Dimensional Science:3
Time:

Enlightenment:3
Willpower:5
Primal Energy:5
Paradox:0

Freebie Points
Enlightenment +2 -8
Genius +3 -3
Hypercram +1 -1
Cloaking +1 -1
Requisitions +2 -2

 

[UrsaTempest]

Session need more explosions, but we managed to get the info, objective, and WE MADE SHOPPING LIST! ALL HAIL 55 BACKGROUND POINTS!

SHOPPING LIST TO MEXICO 55/55
Enlightened Smartphone (Free)
Alanson Power Armor (+ETC Module, 4 Points)x2 (24)
Falconi Suitsx1 (4)
Victor (New Gen)x12 (12)
VDASx2 (12)
NWO ID Card (3)
Various sleepertech armored vest, flamethrower, firearms.
- 10 AK-47 plus Silenced SMGs for Victors that goes with Mieraine and Jackie, and the one that guard Valencia.
- A Sniper Rifle plus Sidearms for two Victors as Sniper/Spotter pair.
- .50 Cal Machine Gun and a Silenced SMG for Jackie
- Plasma Weapon for Mieraine
- Incendiary Ammos
- Teflon Ammos

 

[kinglugia]

Think I'm going to drop out atm. RL issues. Will rejoin if able to balance.

 

[Nolrai2]

Sad to hear! Good luck!

 

[Gideon020]

This seems pretty interesting, but the time zone difference might be a bit much for me. That and I can barely understand the system in the core rules, let along the Techno Convention Books.

 

[Nolrai2]

Me and Cassiemouse are happy to help!

 

[Cassiemouse]

Cassie exists to serve, maybe! And ice cream holidays!

 

[Lilithium]

Name: Annabell
Concept: Disillusioned Ex-Test Subject
Affiliation: Technocracy
Convention: Progenitor
Eidolon: Primordial
Nature: Contrary
Demeanor: Machine
– Regain Willpower whenever your inversion of expectations leads folks to realize how false those expectations had been.

Attributes:
Physical-
-Strength 1
- Dexterity 4
- Stamina 1

Social-
- Charisma 2
- Manipulation 3
- Appearance 3

Mental-
- Perception 3
- Intelligence 4
- Wits 3

Abilities:

Talents 9/9
-Subterfuge 2
-Expression 2
-Empathy 4 (Emotional Manipulation)
-Awareness 1

Skills 5/5
-Biotech 3
-Research 2
Knowledges 13/13
-Medicine 4
-Science (Biology) 4
-Science (Genetics) 2
-Science (Psychopharmacology) 1
-Poisons 2


Backgrounds:
-Companion (Monkey) 2
-Genius 4
-Patron 1
-Laboratory 2
-Past Lives 2
-Requisitions 1

Focus:
- Paradigm: Everything is Chaos
- Practices: Medicine Work
- Instruments: Drugs and Poisons, Nanotech, Labs and gear, Computers, Blood and fluids, Bones and Other Remains,Eye Contact

Spheres:
-Life 3 (Affinity)
-Mind 2
-Entropy 1

Enlightenment 3
Willpower 7
Primal Energy 0
Paradox 0

Freebie Points 15/15
-Enlightenment +2 -8
-Willpower +2 -2
-Laboratory +1 -1
-Genius +2 -2
Companion +1 -1
Past Lives +2 -2

Merits:
-Umbral Affinity 4
-Language 3 (Arabic, Mandarin, Spanish)

Flaws: 7/7
-Echoes 1
-PTSD 2
-Stress Avatism 4

Finally finished my character sheet =o=

Backstory: Found and inducted into the Technocracy proper soon after the Anomaly occurred, Annabell is the physical reminder of a joint experiment to create the perfect Progenitor. The nameless project was headed by two scientists who were known to it's subjects as Mother and Father in addition to other, disturbing but effective, methods of ensuring loyalty among the designer babies it created. Despite the obvious ethical concerns, and indeed because of them, this experiment had been kept a tightly wrapped secret up until the Anomaly claimed half of it entirely.

By the time a relatively secure method to produce and induce Enlightenment was found the only children remaining were Ann and her sister. Yet, the world outside of their lab continued to move. The Dimensional Anomaly came to pass; the unfortunate sister, Father, and bulk of others involved with the project, were lost when they were transferred to an off world location.

Ann soon found herself in a new and greater world when her Mother could no longer stand by, a blessing born of the same horrible event that claimed the life that she held most dear.

She was quickly removed from the woman's guardianship, requested a change in name, and has expressed no desire to reunite as of the present time.

It can not be said that Annabell is unmarked by her unusual birth. The now adult woman seems to fully embrace and find worth in her assigned purpose to the point of disregarding certain elements of education as unneeded. Despite her cold and robotic personality Annabell acts with fitting bedside manner and with great understanding towards her patients.

The doctor is assisted in her endeavors by the monkey Companion named Chime, and is currently being deployed to field work to test her skills. Whether this was a command or request made by Annabell personally, she has not said.

 

[Winged One]

Code Name: Jared Black
Concept: Kind, optimistic NWOblet
Eidolon: Questing
Demeanor: Kid
Nature: Idealist
Faction: the Technocracy
Convention: New World Order

Attributes:
-Strength: 1
-Dexterity: 2
-Stamina: 3

-Manipulation 3
-Charisma 4 (Believes in you)
-Appearance 3

-Perception 2
-Intelligence 4
-Wits 2

Abilities:
Empathy: 4 (Compassion)
Expression: 2
Subterfuge: 2
Streetwise: 1
Awareness: 1
Leadership: 1
Alertness: 1

Firearms: 1
Drive: 1
Ettiquette: 1
Martial Arts: 1
Research: 2
Technology: 1
Meditation: 2
Stealth: 2

Academics[Education]: 3
Computer: 2
Investigation: 1
Politics: 2
Science: 4 (Psychology)
Medicine: 1
Enigmas: 1

Backgrounds:
Mentor: 5
Genius: 4
Requisitions: 2 to the pool
Lab: 1 to the pool

Focus:
- Paradigm: Tech Holds All Answers with elements of It's All Good
- Practice: Hypertech, often used for Medicine Work
- Instruments: Compassion, Interpersonal Communication, The Vast Infastructure of the Technocracy, Computers and IT Gear, Technocracy-grade training, Devices And Machines

Spheres:
Mind (I'm helping!) - Affinity: 4
Entropy: 1
Data: 2

Enlightenment 4
Willpower: 6/6
Paradox Things Not Working Right: 0
Primal Energy: 4/4

Flaw: Echoes(Innocent) 1
Merit: Language(Spanish) 1

Initial freebies spent:
8 on Enlightenment
1 on Willpower
3 on Backgrounds
2 on Abilities
1 from Flaws
1 on Merits

Post-creation freebies: 26/29 spent

Current notable equipment:
BLACC suit(req)
Mirrorshades(req)
Concealed gun (req)
Enlightened Smartphone (req)
NWO id card (req)
Yes, the mind control guy thinks he's doing his victims a favor.

 

[Gideon020]

Thanks to Cassiemouse for the help.

Name: Markus Ivanovich Petrov
Concept: The Man With The Minigun
Affiliation: Technocracy
Convention: Iteration X
Nature: Martyr
Demeanour: Traditionalist
Eidolon: Pattern
Native Language: Russian

Enlightenment: 3
Willpower: 6
Quintessence: 2
Paradox: 3

Attributes:
Strength: 3(4)
Dexterity: 4
Stamina: 3
Charisma: 2
Manipulation: 2
Appearance: 2
Persuasion: 2
Intelligence: 4
Wit: 2

Skills:
Alertness: 3
Athletics: 3
Firearms: 4 (Heavy Weaponry)
Martial Arts: 3
Awareness: 1
Science (Mathematics): 3
Science (Engineering): 2
Survival: 2
Drive: 3
Technology: 3
Intimidation: 3
Computer: 2

Backgrounds:
Cybernetics: 3
Avatar: 2
Backup: 3
Cloaking: 2
Certification: 3
Requisitions: 3
Resources: 4

Paradigm: Tech Holds The Answers
Practices: Cybernetics:
Instruments: Weapons, Armour, Brain/Computer Interface, Nanotech, Vehicles, Devices And Machines

Spheres:
Forces: 3
Matter: 2
Time: 1

Merits:
Languages: 2 (English, Chinese)
Too Tough To Die
Master Of Red Tape

Flaws:
Berserker
PTSD (Ritual Mutilation)
Addiction (Painkillers)

Enhancements, Devices And Miscellany:
Skeletal Enhancement: +2 Bruised Levels
CNT Muscle Fiber Augmentation: +1 Strength
Reinforced Sub-Dermal Plating: +6 Soak Dice
Nanite Medichines (Iteration X Convention Book pg. 76): Roll Enlightenment (Difficulty 4) to heal damage 5 times faster.
Primium Counter-measures (6): +3 Countermagick Dice
Mark IV Hand Computer: Iteration X standard-issue, cutting-edge system. Comes with a free pair of AR Sunglasses. Useful as a focus.
NWO ID Card: Easier than carrying a collection of fake badges and ID-cards. One Card, Many Identities.

Weapons And Equipment:
Street Clothes
Kevlar Vest
M249 LMG

FP Bank: 4

 

[UrsaTempest]

Welcome, my fellow Technocrats!

As you know, our Amalgam just received new personnel. Specifically, Lilithium, Winged One, and Gideon020. It is therefore necessary to accommodate them in our shopping list! Fortunately, Cassiemouse and Jemnite agree to drop certain purchase on the list. We also ordered older model of Victors! So our current shopping list is:

SHOPPING LIST TO MEXICO 35/55
Enlightened Smartphonex6 (Free)
Alanson Power Armor (Basic)x2 (16)
Falconi Suitsx1 (4)
Victor (Old Gen)x12 (6)
VDASx1 (6)
NWO ID Card (3)
Various sleepertech armored vest, flamethrower, firearms.
- 10 AK-47 plus Silenced SMGs for Victors that goes with Mieraine and Jackie, and the one that guard Valencia.
- A Sniper Rifle plus Sidearms for two Victors as Sniper/Spotter pair.
- .50 Cal Machine Gun and a Silenced SMG for Jackie
- Plasma Weapon for Mieraine
- Incendiary Ammos
- Teflon Ammos

For our new members, you all have free 20 Background Points for use! Also, if each of you get one dot of Requisiton, we'll gain whooping +25 Background Points! Spend it on Toybox section on Mage20 Book, or Revised Convention Books.

My suggestion? Get at least NWO ID Card, it's damn useful. Also, you can get as many sleeper tech as you can carry, since our combined Requisition rating is above 3 - just make sure it's returned after mission. Well, unless you requisition bullets, grenade, stuffs like that of course.

 

[Gideon020]

Oh dear, looks like I got some shopping to do.

 

[Winged One]

Let's see, 20/3 is 6 and two thirds... I'll go with a Falconi Suit, NWO ID Card, and the Mirrorshades from the NWO convention book, if my fellow new personnel don't mind me being one of the people with 7. Is it possible to get a version of Mirrorshades that's really hard to use for anything but looking cool (or merely acts as an instrument, if you're a reality deviant sympathizer like the oMage writers are)?

Would a flak jacket worn over a Falconi suit ruin the look?

Are Technocratic sidearms allowed as part of our free stuff? It's in the same set of tables as the other stuff...

Well, if I can't get a Biggs X-5 Model R with a silencer and computer targeting, I'll just go for the biggest quiet gun we can conceal in Jared's suit.

Rubber bullets (and/or tear gas bullets, if we can have 'crat guns for free) would do well if we want to capture people for... adjustment. Or possibly if we want to capture non-people to have them rendered down for parts. I don't know how vulnerable the local non-people are to bashing damage.

 

[UrsaTempest]

Let's see, 20/3 is 6 and two thirds... I'll go with a Falconi Suit, NWO ID Card, and the Mirrorshades from the NWO convention book, if my fellow new personnel don't mind me being one of the people with 7. Is it possible to get a version of Mirrorshades that's really hard to use for anything but looking cool (or merely acts as an instrument, if you're a reality deviant sympathizer like the oMage writers are)?

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Falconi is 6, NWO is 1, Mirrorshades is 2. If you want Mirrorshades only as instrument, you don't need to requisition since, well, it's normal mirrorshades, only fluffed to act as your instrument I guess.

Would a flak jacket worn over a Falconi suit ruin the look?

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Eh, not sure. Do armor stack, Nolrai2? Since Falconi already got armor.

Are Technocratic sidearms allowed as part of our free stuff? It's in the same set of tables as the other stuff...
Well, if I can't get a Biggs X-5 Model R with a silencer and computer targeting, I'll just go for the biggest quiet gun we can conceal in Jared's suit.

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Since it's bought via resources, I treat it is as sleepertech. But it depends on how ST govern it.

Rubber bullets (and/or tear gas bullets, if we can have 'crat guns for free) would do well if we want to capture people for... adjustment. Or possibly if we want to capture non-people to have them rendered down for parts. I don't know how vulnerable the local non-people are to bashing damage.

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Sure, I'll note this.